TIN/BAG, the bi-coastal duo of California trumpeter Kris Tiner and New York guitarist Mike Baggetta, deals with a mostly acoustic music that is spare, ethereal, and exploratory, “clearly cut from cloth that hasn't been designed yet..." (- Improvijazzation Nation). Their debut CD There, Just As You Look For It was released on the pfMENTUM label in March, 2005.

This will be the third tour in as many years for the duo, this time involving several esteemed guests and collaborators. Several of the SoCal shows will also feature pfMENTUM labelmates The Choir Boys (Jeff Kaiser and Andrew Pask) in a dual-duo format; a special in-store show at Pasadena's Poo-Bah Record Shop on July 2 will add clarinetist Brian Walsh and percussionist Harris Eisenstadt to premiere two new extended compositions for quartet (later to be recorded for an upcoming pfMENTUM CD release); and several New Mexico performances will be happening later in the week that will also feature the likes of contrabassist Ben Wright with trombonist Kurt Heyl, The Rumble Trio, Carlos Santistevan's Acoustic Quartet and others...

Friday, June 30 - ZOEY'S CAFE, Ventura, CA (with THE CHOIR BOYS)
Saturday, July 1 - CAFE METROPOL, Los Angeles, CA (with THE CHOIR BOYS)
Sunday, July 2 - POO-BAH RECORD SHOP, Pasadena, CA (TIN/BAG QUARTET with Brian Walsh and Harris Eisenstadt)
Monday, July 3 - DAGNY'S COFFEE CO., Bakersfield, CA (with THE CHOIR BOYS)
Thursday, July 6 - KUNM ALBUQUERQUE, On-Air Performance
Thursday, July 6 - THE WISDOM CUP, Taos, NM (with Kurt Heyl & Ben Wright)
Friday, July 7 - THE BLUE DRAGON, Albuquerque, NM (with THE RUMBLE TRIO
Saturday, July 8 - HIGH MAYHEM, Santa Fe, NM (with THE ACOUSTIC QUARTET)

For more information:

www.kristiner.com/tinbag.html
www.pfmentum.com

“Tiner plays through a spectrum of tones and approaches, well matched by Baggetta's inventive, wiry guitar inventions. Both embrace an aural adventurousness that leads the listener to unforeseeable soundscapes and ear dreams." -Rex Butters Los Angeles

“Careful listening is always evident as the two play off of each other, whether shadowing lines or counterbalancing densities and textures of the freely evolving pieces... What stands out is the tension the two create as they shape the improvisational forms with the juxtaposition of raw extended technique and resonating tones and hanging harmonics... the two maintain a taut, insightful approach to duet interaction." - Michael Rosenstein, Cadence Magazine

“There is a strong balance of written and free sections, intricately put together... both players are well matched, listening and responding quickly and creatively." -Bruce Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery, New York

“Trumpeter Kris Tiner and guitarist Mike Baggetta interpret this set of original compositions with an ear toward meaningful conversation and an eye on balance. Baggetta's light, acoustic guitar spits and spurts with understated emotion, while Tiner's horns express a wide range of feelings... they grab hold of their music with an unbridled spirit." -Jim Santella, All About Jazz

“This is a daring release merging Avantgarde Jazz with acoustic experimentation and influences from New Music, as well as other, more difficult to place, traits which contribute to endow this release with a great originality... The succesive sonic textures take us step by step into an unexplored terrain." -Valeriano Guiol, Amazings.com